A high resolution PET scanner based on avalanche photodiode detectors for animal studies

Author

Lecomte, R. ; Cadorette, J. ; Rodrigue, S. ; Bentourkia, M. ; Rouleau, D. ; Yao, R. ; Msaki, P.

Author_Institution

Sherbrooke Univ., Que., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

20-25 Sep 1995

Firstpage

525

Abstract

The Sherbrooke animal positron tomograph is the first PET scanner based on avalanche photodiode detectors. It was designed to achieve high resolution in vivo imaging and accurate quantitation of regional radiopharmaceutical concentrations in small and medium-sized laboratory animals such as rats, cats, rabbits and small monkeys. This brief report describes the main design features of the new PET system and presents preliminary results of phantom studies which illustrate its potential for biomedical research applications

Keywords

avalanche photodiodes; biological techniques; image resolution; positron emission tomography; accurate quantitation; avalanche photodiode detectors; biomedical research applications; cats; high resolution PET scanner; high resolution in vivo imaging; medium-sized laboratory animals; phantom studies; rabbits; rats; regional radiopharmaceutical concentrations; small monkeys; small-sized laboratory animals; Animals; Avalanche photodiodes; Biomedical imaging; Detectors; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; In vivo; Laboratories; Positron emission tomography; Rats;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2475-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575232

Filename

575232